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About Karikatti Village

Karikatti is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 320 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikatti village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591301
Area (hectares) 208.14 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 320
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karikatti compares

By the 2011 count Karikatti is the 117th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 208.14 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karikatti

Karikatti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karikatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karikatti from other places

Karikatti lies about 46 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Tavargatti, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karikatti
Nearest railway station Tavargatti 7.2 km
Nearest town Haliyal 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 27 km
District headquarters Belgaum 46 km

Villages closest to Karikatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanapur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karikatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikatti village had a population of 636. That makes it the 117th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Karikatti village has 320 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikatti has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karikatti is 591301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikatti covers 208.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karikatti falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karikatti is Tavargatti, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karikatti.

Karikatti is about 46 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikatti is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Tavargatti is about 7.2 km away. Haliyal is about 18 km away. Khanapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuranaki (1.8 km), Maskenahatti (2.3 km) and Kakkeri (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karikatti today is likely to be higher.

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